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AAA Math	AAA Math features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows thorough mastery of the concepts. A wide range of lessons (Kindergarten through Eighth grade level) enables learning or review to occur at each individual's current level.
AIRNow - Kid's Air	The AIRNow Web site provides the public with easy access to national air quality information. The AIRNow Kid's Web site is intended for children between the ages of 7 to 10. Chameleons K.C., Koko, and Kool show you how EPA measures pollution in the air. Buster Butterfly shows you when the air is clean, when it's good to play outside and when you should stay inside to play. Printable materials are available.
ARM Climate Research Facility Education and Outreach Program	The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program is an important part of the U.S. Department of Energy's strategy to understand global climate change.The ARM Education and Outreach Program's goal is to develop basic science awareness and increase critical thinking skills focusing on environmental science and climate change for K12 students. There are specific links for Student and Teacher resources.
Adventures of Josie True	The Adventures of Josie True is a web-based historical adventure game for girls. The hero of the game is Josie True, a girl who becomes involved in intrigue across time and space as she tries to find her inventor-turned-teacher Ms. Trombone. She time travels with one of Ms. Trombone's inventions,the Intellicat. Over 11 cool science, math, and technology games in this internet adventure for girls.
Amazing Space	Amazing Space uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate about the wonders of our universe. Find all the classic Amazing Space activities. Get to know our vast universe by exploring its planets, galaxies, comets, black holes, and more. Find online adventures, pictures of celestial wonders and answers to cosmic questions.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) - Kids Place	AIAA is the world’s largest professional society devoted to the progress of engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. We work together to spark kids’ excitement about machines, space, aviation, how things work and fly, and why things happen. Enjoy games, puzzles, fun experiments, teen-recommended books and movies, and more at the Kids Place site.
American Mathematics Competitions 2009	The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) is dedicated to the goal of strengthening the mathematical capabilities of our nation’s youth. We believe that one way to meet this goal is to identify, recognize and reward excellence in mathematics through a series of national contests.
American Museum of Natural History - After School Program 2009	Topics range from the exploration of uncharted regions of space to the microscopic world of DNA, from the evolution of dinosaurs to the study of world cultures. Students interested in many branches of science including biodiversity, earth science, anthropology, genetics and astronomy will find something to explore. Sessions are six weeks long. Students (9th-12th grade) going to school within the five boroughs of New York City are eligible.
American Museum of Natural History Ology	OLogy means "the study of". And here on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies like archaeology, astronomy, biodiversity, genetics, marine biology, paleontology, and physical science. OLogy is designed as a place for kids to explore, ask questions, get answers, meet OLogists, play games, and see what other kids are interested in.
American Museum of Natural History Resources for Learning	Resources for Learning was developed by the American Museum of Natural History to make their extensive collection of scientific and educational materials more readily available to anyone who is interested in teaching and learning about science. This includes educators, parents, kids, after-school coordinators, and informal learning center staff. There are 1140 resources to choose from right now!
American Regions Mathematics League Annual Competition 2010	American Regions Mathematics League (ARML) is the World Series of mathematics competitions. The contest is written for high school students, although some exceptional junior high students attend each year. It includes a team round, a power question (in which a team solves proof-oriented questions), an individual round, two relay rounds (in which a contestant solves a problem and passes his/her answer to another team member, who uses this answer to solve another problem), and a super relay. Site locations are Penn State University, University of Georgia, University of Iowa, and University of Nevada, Las Vegas.	06/04/2010 to 06/05/2010
Analyze Math: Mathematics Tutorials and Problems	Free mathematics tutorials to help you explore and gain deep understanding of math topics. The site includes several java applets to investigate Graphs of Functions, Equations and Algebra. Applets used as Math Calculators and Solvers, and Online Geometry Calculators and Solvers are also included.
Animal Diversity Web (ADW) University of Michigan Museum of Zoology	Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan. ADW, a virtual museum, is a large searchable encyclopedia of the natural history of animals and hundreds of hyperlinked pages and images illustrate the traits and general biology of phyla, classes, and in some cases, orders and families.
Animated Periodic Table of the Elements	Browse through the alkali metals, the alkaline earth metals, and both the lanthanide and actinide series and with continue movement of the mouse across the table learn each element?s boiling point, its oxidation states, its atomic weight, and its density.
Annenberg Media Learner Interactives	Annenberg Media Learner Interactives provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas. Topics include Geometry 3D Shapes, Math in Daily Life, Metric Conversions, Statistics, DNA, Dynamic Earth, Garbage and more.
Annual Math League Math Contest Algebra Course 1-2010	The Math League has Math Contests for Grades 4 through 8, High School Students, and Algebra 1 students. Over 1 million students from the United States and Canada participate in Math League Contests each year. Every contest has questions from different areas of mathematics. The goal is to encourage student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems.	02/28/2010 to 04/15/2010
Annual Math League Math Contest High School 2009-2010	The Math League has Math Contests for Grades 4 through 8, High School Students, and Algebra 1 students. Over 1 million students from the United States and Canada participate in Math League Contests each year. Every contest has questions from different areas of mathematics. The goal is to encourage student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems.	10/20/2009 to 11/17/2009 12/15/2009 to 01/12/2010 02/23/2010 to 03/23/2010
Annual Math League Math Contests 7th and 8th Grade 2010	The Math League has Math Contests for Grades 4 through 8, High School Students, and Algebra 1 students. Over 1 million students from the United States and Canada participate in Math League Contests each year. Every contest has questions from different areas of mathematics. The goal is to encourage student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems.Registration deadline January 31,2010.	02/03/2010 to 02/04/2010 02/16/2010 to 02/23/2010
AplusMath	Visit our game room and play exciting games like Matho and Hidden Picture...Test your math skills with our Flashcards! Try out the Math Word Find puzzle.
Astro-Venture: Search for and Design a Habitable Planet!	Astro-Venture is an educational, interactive, multimedia web environment highlighting NASA careers and astrobiology research in the areas of Astronomy, Geology, Biology and Atmospheric Science. Students in grades five through eight are transported to the future where they role play NASA occupations and use scientific inquiry, as they search for and build a planet with the necessary characteristics for human habitation. Supporting activities include chats with real NASA scientists, online collaborations, classroom lessons, student publishing area and occupations fact sheets and trading cards.
Audubon Adventures	Discover what teachers in 150,000 classrooms already know: Audubon Adventures brings science to life for children wherever they live! Named one of the top ten most popular environmental programs in K-12 schools, it's a great way to engage your community's youngsters in a healthy, esteem-building, social, fun, experience with peers that has positive outcomes for the environment.
Backyard Nature	Naturalist Jim Conrad has created a friendly, nicely illustrated introduction to studying nature, starting in your own backyard. The site features information on plants, animals, and fungi that might thrive in a backyard and provides basic information on ecology, geology, naming and classifying living things, and other topics.
Biographies of Contemporary Women in Mathematics, An Essay Contest 2009/2010	The Association for Women in Mathematics' yearly essay contest for students in Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, and college undergraduates. The essays are based on interviews with women currently working in mathematical sciences careers.	02/26/2010 to 02/26/2010
Biology For Kids	Biology is the study of life, what life needs to survive, what makes life possible, how life evolves and changes, and how life forms interact with one another. Explore this interactive Biology for Kids website and learn about the most basic unit of life, discover the different organs and systems found in your body, learn how your body utilizes food to make energy and to help you grow and more.
Bottle Biology: See It, Touch It, Smell It, Taste It.	Learn how to explore science and the environment with soda bottles and other recyclable materials.
BrainCake	BrainCake is a site that reaches girls from around the globe who are interested in changing the world with math and science! Games, experiments, career snapshots, homework help, biographies and more are available.
Brainology®	The Brainology® program is a fun, award-winning program that helps 5th-9th grade students gain confidence and motivation to learn by teaching them about the brain, how to strengthen it, and how to apply brain-friendly study skills. We help them cultivate a growth mindset, which leads to growth- and learning-oriented behavior.
Bronx High School of Science League for Environmental and Animal Protection (L.E.A.P) Ecology Club 2009	Gain hands-on experience in environmental leadership. Join The League for Environmental and Animal Protection, the Club that saved Earth Day!
Buffalo Museum of Science: Public Program Guide 2009	The Buffalo Museum of Science offers authentic science programming that is scheduled around the needs, interests and availability of their audiences of children ages 2 to 12, teens, adult lifelong learners and families from nearby communities throughout Western New York. The world's changing climate, the cool side of bugs, fossil fascinations, the love of Lego's or K'nex to the next level are just a few of the interesting camps, programs and workshops offered.
Butterflies of North America	Butterflies of North America web site is a work in progress, consisting primarily of the following information: maps showing the counties where species have been verified, photos, and species accounts (information on size, identifying characteristics, life history, flight, caterpillar hosts, adult food, habitat, species range, conservation status, and management needs).
CELLS alive!	CELLS alive! has captured with film and computer-enhanced images living cells and organisms for education and medical research. This is the place to watch cells in motion! A few of the animations illustrated include the basic cell-cell interactions that lead to antibody production, the stages of mitosis in an animal cell and the sequence of activities exhibited by cells.
Calculus Page	The Calculus Page is all things Calculus. It includes Resources For The Calculus Student and Instructor, Tutorials and Courses in calculus, Animated demonstrations, sites with explanations of calculus topics and online texts, tools, software and more.
Calculus on the Web (COW)	The principal purpose of COW is to provide you, the student or interested user, with the opportunity to learn and practice problems in calculus including abstract algebra and number theory.
Click on Bricks	Click on Bricks is an interactive mathematics site for learning basic multiplication skills. These pages will help you practice and learn your multiplication facts from 1 to 4.
Climate Change Kids Site	Bring science to life. Explore the Climate Change Kids Site and watch Climate Animations that bring to life the science and impacts of climate change. The site also provides games that help students, their parents and their teachers learn about both the science of climate change and what actions they can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Cool Math 4 Kids	Cool Math 4 Kids is an amusement park of math designed for fun for kids 3 to 100 years of age! Cool Math is a family of sites including science games, site for parents and teachers and finance for teens and adults.
Cool Science for Curious Kids	Cool Science invites curious kids to explore biology on screen, off screen, and in between.These projects are for students K to 3. The goal is simple: to help your child appreciate science in using fun, practical and realistic activities.
Cornell Plantations Youth Programs	A great way for children to connect with plants and to discover Cornell Plantations Youth Programs through hands-on, garden-based activities learn about botany, ecology, life cycles, and woodland habitats.
Cornell University Cooperative Extension New York State 4-H Youth Development Geospatial Science	4-H'ers are learning to use Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to collect spatial data, plot results on detailed maps, and provide useful resources to community planners.
Cornell University Tri-Sci Club	Tri-Sci Club is organized by Nanobiotechnology Center(NBTC) at Cornell to stimulate girls' interest in science and engineering. It provides role models for girls interested in science and engineering careers and encourages interscholastic interactions between girls with similar interests and abilities.
Count Us In	This colorful, interactive material helps younger children understand basic number concepts. Major topics include Comparing and Classifying, Patterning, Counting, Chance, Halves, and more.
Curious George	The Curious George website, based on the popular books by Margret and H.A. Rey, is the online companion to the television series airing daily on PBS Kids. Aimed at preschool viewers (ages three to five), the goal of the series is to inspire children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them.
Cut the Knot, Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles	The site is designed for teachers, children and parents, and anyone else curious about mathematics, with an eye to educating, encouraging interest, and provoking curiosity.
Design a Satellite	This simulation game challenges children to design a satellite that will send TV signals to places far across the country. "Central to the design process is exploring the ways that high technologies are the products of human ingenuity."
Dino Directory	Search by body type, or location where dinosaur bones/fossils have been found. A great activity would be to look at different type of dinosaurs, and map the countries where their bones and fossils were discovered.
Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge 2009	Every year, more than 60,000 children from around the country enter science projects in one of the science and engineering fairs affiliated with Science Service. Six thousand middle school entrants are then nominated by their fair directors to enter their projects in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge?the only competition of its kind for students in grades 5 through 8. Between June (the deadline for entering) and early September, judges choose 400 semifinalists among the entries. Students are judged on the scientific merit of their work and, just as importantly, on their ability to communicate the science of their project.
Discovery Education:Brain Boosters	Browse through our categorized archive of challenging Brain Boosters.
Discovery School's Science Fair Central 2009	So you're going to do a science fair project! Science Fair Central: Creative Investigations into the Real World contains helpful links including a comprehensive guide to creating your science fair project, Janice VanCleave's winning science fair project help guide with helpful resources and project ideas listing project topics to help you get started.
Dragonfly TV Do Its	DragonflyTV is all about real kids doing real science. The website continues this science excitement with online science experiments called the Do Its page. Do Its offers over 20 engaging experiments that you can do at home. These investigations help you dig into science and get your hands dirty! Plus, you can share your findings online!
Dragonfly TV Games	DragonflyTV is all about real kids doing real science. The website continues this science excitement with online science games that include testing your engineering know-how, breeding a border collie puppy with select traits, driving a Remote Operated Vehicle to photograph life and more.
Dragonfly TV Riddles	DragonflyTV is all about real kids doing real science. The website continues this science excitement with online science mysteries and their solving called Riddles. These brainteasers get you thinking about creative solutions to real-life scientific problems. From, "How do you weigh a whale?" to, "How do you get electricity from a cow?" the questions are fascinating, sometimes funny, and always challenging.
EEK! Environmental Education for Kids	Created by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, EEK! Is an electronic magazine for kids in grades 4 to 8. It also contains extensive environmental information for teachers.
Earth Science Week: The Pulse of Earth Science for Teachers 2009	The Pulse of Earth Science was selected as the theme of Earth Science Week 2009 to promote public and profession awareness of the status of earth science in education and society. Link to Earth science activities that are fun and educational, have your students enter one of our Earth Science Week contests, participate in real scientific research by collecting data as part of a national research project and more.	10/11/2009 to 10/17/2009
Education.com	Education.com provides parents of school-aged children with free access to information and resources to give them the answers they need-plus activities and articles that make learning together more fun for everyone.
Electric Universe	Rochester Gas and Electric Electric Universe is a site for kids to learn about electric safety in fun ways.
Energy 101	Do you know the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy? Do you know where your energy comes from? Answer these questions at NYSERDA's Energy 10. It links to: Fun and Games, Energy and History, Energy Glossary, Quiz and there is an Energy Activity Booklet too!
Energy Kid's Page	Follow along with Energy Ant at the Energy Kid's Page and explore classroom projects, games, energy basics and more.
Energy Quest	Energy lights our cities, powers our vehicles, trains, planes and rockets, warms our homes, cooks our food, and plays our music. Energy Quest helps us all do our part in saving as much energy as we can by the games and science projects that teach an energy ethic to conserve resources.
Engaging Science Online Games	Explore science topics with these fun, interactive, online games from Engaging Science developed through teacher workshops. Uncover what causes the phases of the Moon in It's Just a Phase and learn about geological processes in This is your Life. Make a Note by experimenting with sound and explore the conductivity of everyday objects in Current Affairs. Finally,eExplore Wild Wetlands and uncover the importance of conserving wetlands and explore how body shape relates to how fish feed in What a Mouthful.
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Kids Club	The EPA Environmental Kids Club is their web site for kids, ages 4 to 10. It will help you explore your environment and learn how to protect it. Games, pictures, and stories are included with a focus on air, water, garbage and recycling, plants and animals.
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Student Center	The EPA Environmental Student Center is their web site for students, grades 5 to 8. Learn how science works in our environment every day. Here you'll find science activities, environmental concepts and tips
Environmental Protection Agency High School Environmental Center	The EPA Environmental High School Environmental Center is their web site for students, grades 9 to 12. This portal to EPA environmental resources will inform you about environmental issues and help you protect the environment.
ExploraVision Student Science Competition 2010	Designed for K12 students of all interest, skill and ability levels, ExploraVision encourages students to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. All inventions and innovations result from creative thinking and problem solving. Students ground their creative ideas using real science and present their invention using written descriptions and artwork.Entry deadline Feburary 2,2010	02/26/2010 to 04/30/2010 06/09/2010 to 06/13/2010
Exploratorium Hands On Activities	Build a spectroscope. Graph stratospheric ozone. Make a Mummy. These are a few of the activities you can try at Exploratorium.
Exploratorium Sport Science	Explore the science behind skateboarding, baseball, and other popular sports. These Sports Science resources are developed by the Exploratorium and focus on the science behind popular spectator and recreational sports including RealAudio and video clips.
Exploratorium: Faultline	Designed to provide some basic information about the nature of earthquakes, the site contains five primary sections. Under the Quake Basics heading, visitors can expect to learn about the basics of earthquakes, including some nice sections on plate tectonics, faults, and how scientists measure such phenomena. As the Exploratorium is based on San Francisco, visitors should not be surprised to find that the section titled Great Shakes includes information on the 1906 earthquake and the devastating quake of 1989 as well. There are some nice video clips here, including a video taken during the 1989 World Series and shots of the damage wrought by the quake in Santa Cruz
Explore Mars Now	This interactive, Flash-based website lets you explore the Mars Base Habitat and Rover and learn about the science and technology behind them. Sections include: base layout, lab, airlock, medical, bunks, personal hygience, greenhouse, design drawings, and more.
Exploritorium Hands-on Activities	Electrocute a pickle, dissect a cow's eye, or try one of the other hundreds of Exploritorium's hands-on activities.
Extreme Science	Where is the deepest spot in the ocean? Which creature is the strongest? Want to know what the fastest land animal is? Feed Your Brain! Extreme Science is the place online to find the biggest, baddest, and the best in the world of extremes and learn about the science behind what makes each the most extreme example of its kind.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League World Festival 2009/2010	Considered the little league of the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST LEGO League uses LEGO bricks and other elements such as sensors, motors, and gears. Teams gain hands on experience in engineering and computer programming principles as they construct and program their unique robot inventions.	09/14/2009 to 01/12/2010
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition 2009/2010	The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in a series of competitions. Registration opens 08/24/2009.	10/01/2009 to 11/30/2009 10/22/2009 to 11/30/2009 11/05/2009 to 11/30/2009 10/23/2009 to 11/30/2009 01/09/2010 to 01/13/2010
FIRST and the Finger Lakes - Upstate New York Region 2009	This year's game, titled Rack & Roll poses a new challenge to the high school teams to design and build robots that can pick-up donut-shaped pool floats and place them on a star-like ten-foot-tall structure on the playing field. The teams have a limited six-week period to design, build and test their robots. Rochester Institute of Technology will host the 2009 FIRST Finger Lakes Regional Robotics Competition.
Fact Monster	Fact Monster is a great resource for kids aged 9 to 14. Among the information is Science facts, trivia, and news, covering subjects from animals to space flight and essential math reference on numbers, operations,measurement, tables and formulas.
FearOfPhysics	FearOfPhysics site explains physics visually using computer graphics and animations, a physics dictionary that you can contribute to and a homework help section.
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families	Figure This! provides interesting math challenges that middle-school students can do at home with their families. Each challenge features a description of the important math involved, a note on where the math is used in the real world, a hint to get started,complete solutions,a "Try This" section, additional related problems with answers,questions to think about and fun facts related to the math.
FrogWeb Resources for Kids	FrogWeb encourages kids to get involved in learning about the frogs, toads, and salamanders in their area, helps them understand why these animals are important to the health of the natural community, and shows them how they can help the "frog crisis" through interesting and educational amphibian activities.
Fun Brain	Weather Dog, Soccer Shootout, and MathCar Racing are just a few of the many interactive math and science games for you to try.
Fun Science Gallery The Amateur Scientist's Site	Fun Science Gallery explains how to make fun scientific experiments and instruments. Did you ever want to make your own microscope or telescope? How about making your own herbarium? If these activities sound interesting, then this site is for you!
GLOBE Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment)	The GLOBE Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. Around the world, K12 students are making scientific observations and reporting their data to GLOBE for use in research.There are over 13,000 schools involved in the U.S.
Gamequarium	Gamequarium is a site that swims with learning fun! Gamequarium provides an easy to navigate portal to the world of online learning for pre-school to grade 6.
Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah: Cloning in Focus 2009	Cloning in Focus helps you understand how genetics affects lives and society. There are interactive links that include: an introduction to cloning and how it's done, try it yourself in the mouse cloning laboratory, evaluate the reasons for using cloning techonologies, test your cloning savvy with an interactive quiz and more.
Girls Go Tech: The Games	Cryptography is the art or science of writing secret messages. The word mandala comes from Sanskrit, meaning center or circle. Seeing colors and reading words use two different pathways of the brain. MP3s take cyber sounds into the 21st Century! See what this has to do with games and Girls Go Tech!
Global Warming Facts and Our Future	Is the climate warming? Are humans causing climate warming? What effects might climate warming have? The National Academies provide scientific information to help us make informed decisions and to help answer these important questions. The activities include the exploration of the changing CO2 concentrations over the past century, climate models and CO2 emissions calculator.
Great Moonbuggy Race 2009	Students are required to design a human powered vehicle that addresses a series of engineering problems that are similar to problems faced by lunar terrain.
Greater Syracuse Scholastic Science Fair 2009	Greater Syracuse Scholastic Science Fair is an Intel ISEF/Science Service affiliated State Fair site for New York. This Syracuse, NY location has two levels, Junior Level for students in grades 5 to 8 and Senior Level for students in grades 9 to 12.
Helping Your Child Learn Math	Helping Your Child Learn Math is a booklet published by the U.S. Department of Education. It is made up of fun activities that parents can use with children from preschool age through grade 5 to strengthen their math skills and build strong positive attitudes toward math.
Helping Your Child Learn Science	Every day is filled with opportunities to learn science, without expensive chemistry sets or books. Helping Your Child Learn Science provides parents of children ages 3 through 10 with information, tools and activities they can use in the home and community to help their child develop an interest in the sciences and learn about the world around them.
High School Ace	High School Ace is the trusted web portal to free quality educational resources for teens. It features subject guides for math,science and others, reference tools, news, puzzles, quizzes, and college information.
Home Lab	Science doesn't happen just in the lab.It's everywhere. In fact, you can explore science in your very own home! Learn what it takes to become a Master of Inertia.Try this experiment and more from Home Lab!
HubbleSite The Space Telescope	HubbleSite furthers our knowledge of astronomy. Scan the heavens, see how Hubble's observations have expanded our understanding of the cosmos, and get the facts: answers to the basic questions about astronomy and Hubble, figures and charts, and dictionary definitions for astronomical terms.
I Know That	What Do You Know Quiz Game, Science Lab, Fishy Fractions and Leon's Math DoJo are a few of the interactive math and science activities for you to try.
Illuminations: Activities	Illuminations is designed to provide standards based resources that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students. The library of 90 online activities sorted by age group help to make math come alive in the classroom or at home.
In Search of the Ways of Knowing Trail	Your trip to the village of Epulu takes a detour when your jeep experiences mechanical failure. You are forced to walk through the Ituri Forest in central Africa accompanied by four youths from different local cultures. Along the way, you'll make choices and learn about plants, animals, and survival. A Forest Factbook serves as a glossary.
Insectclopedia	OK, at first we thought this site was just plain buggy, but Insectclopedia is great tool for young students learning about insects and how they fit into various ecosystems
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2010	The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is the world's largest pre-college celebration of science. Held annually in May, the Intel ISEF brings together nearly 1,500 students from more than 40 nations to compete for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the grand prize: a $50,000 college scholarship. Look for your local affiliate fair site.	05/09/2010 to 05/14/2010
Intel Science Talent Search 2010	America's oldest and most highly regarded pre-college science contest, Science Talent Search, is open to high school seniors. Some categories for your research project include Biochemistry, Bioinformatics & Genomics, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Earth and Planetary Science.Entry deadline 8pm.ET Novemmber 18,2009.	03/11/2010 to 03/17/2010 01/13/2010 to 01/27/2010
Internet Science and Technology Fair (ISTF) 2009/2010	ISTF is a web based science and technology competition. Teams of students from across the U.S. compete for certificates awarded by the National Medal of Technology Program at the U.S. Department of Commerce .Students are challenged to use information and communication tools as they work as a team to complete a four-month research project, master email to request technical information from scientists and engineers, search, analyze and synthesize electronic information sources from the Internet and present their final research findings in a website format.	01/22/2010 to 02/26/2010 03/12/2010 to 03/26/2010 06/18/2010 to 06/18/2010 04/02/2010 to 04/23/2010 05/07/2010 to 05/28/2010
Invention Convention 2009	This New York statewide invention education program for public and private school students in grades K8 goal is to stimulate the development of students' creativity and imaginations, thereby building a new generation of American inventors using scientific problem solving as well as creative thinking.
JWOD/JETS National Engineering Design Challenge 2009-2010	In this competition, students in grades 9-12 apply their engineering skills to real challenges that affect people with severe disabilities in today's society. In the process of desigining and engineering assistive technology, students utilize and sharpen their skills in problem solving, math, science, research, writing, presenting, and drafting/design.	12/09/2009 to 01/13/2010
Jefferson Labs Games and Puzzles	Try your skill at Jefferson Lab's site, Games and Puzzles site. These high level internet based games include Science Crossword Puzzles, Element Flash Cards, SpeedMath Deluxe, Place Value Game and more.
Johnnie's Math Page	Johnnie's Math Page is a collection of K8 interactive math activities gathered by an elementary math teacher. This is great for individual practice or whole-group interactive whiteboard use. The activities include measurement, fractions, multiplication and more.
Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS) Program 2009	The Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS) Program promotes original research and experimentation in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics at the high school level and publicly recognizes students for outstanding achievement. JSHS regional and national symposium are held during the academic year and reach over 10,000 high school students and teachers. New York State regional locations include Metro (New York Academy of Sciences), Long Island (Adelphi University) and Upstate (University at Albany,Department of Biological Sciences).
Kid'sCrossing	Kid's Crossing is a web space for you to learn about the Earth and atmospheric sciences! Explore dangerous weather, follow dewdrop through the water cycle, discover the stuff in our atmosphere and more.
KidSmart - A Guide to Early Learning and Technology for Home	This new website for early learning and technology is presented in nine languages. It includes a guide for parents to encourage early learning at home. This site will help you understand what's possible when it comes to young children and computer time.
KidSpace at Internet Public Library (IPL) 2009	KidSpace, a section from the Internet Public Library connects to math, science, computers and more.
Kids.gov	Kids.gov is the official kids' portal for the U.S. government. It links to over 1,200 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids. It is organized into three audiences. Grades K5, 6to8, and Educators. Each audience tab is divided into educational subjects like Science, Math, and Computers.
KidsAstronomy	KidsAstronomy.com is the free astronomy resource designed to teach children about the exciting world of outer space. It's packed with games, activities, fun facts, and resources to help teachers, parents, and students of all ages reach out and touch our universe.
KidsDinos.com	Learn about dinosaurs with KidsDinos.com.Find out which dinosaur was the largest, which was the smallest, which had the most horns, the longest neck, or which ate the most food. Learn about ancient life through games, activities, and other fun and educational tools.
KidsGeo.com: Geology and Geography for Kids	Geography is the study of the Earth's surface, atmosphere, and people. Geology is the study of our Earth, the processes that formed it, and how it will continue to change in the future. Learn about Geography and Geology For Kids with KidsGeo.com.
KidsKnowIt Network	The KidsKnowIt Network is a student?s free portal into the many exciting facets that make up our Universe. From the human heart, to the moons of Jupiter they will find it all on the KidsKnowIt Network. The fun and educational games, activities, worksheets, free online classes, and much much more, make learning fun.
KidsNumbers.com: Learning Math Step by Step	KidsNumbers.com is a math resource designed by teachers, specifically for students and children of all ages. It is a place where students can practice all aspects of math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, algebra and telling time in a fun and pressure free way.
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) Community Outreach	Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) based in upstate New York, is a world-class research and development facility dedicated to support of the United States Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. KAPL encourages employees to support their community and participate in citizenship activities. A few of these include: Ask a Scientist, MathCounts, Physics of Flight, Project Apollo, Saturday Scholars and Lockheed Martin Space Day.
Kopernik Talent Search (KTS) 2009	The Kopernik Space Education Center offers a sequence of K12 programs for students highly interested in science and technology through the Kopernik Talent Search (KTS). KTS encourages young people to work and to think like scientists as they explore the world around them. Kopernik students discover the excitement of hands on learning at one of the best K12 science lab complexes available.
Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) Kids Play	Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) is the University of California at Berkeley's public science center. It is a singular resource center for preschool through high school science and mathematics education. The Kids Play section includes online games, activities you can download to do at home, and more cool stuff.
Learning at the Marian Koshland Science Museum Webquests	The Koshland Science Museum has created online webquest activities for students interested in learning more about issues presented in the exhibits of Global Warming and Genetic Disease.
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams Inspiring a New Generation of Inventors 2009-2010	Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams is a non-competitive initiative that awards grants up to $10,000 each to teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors to identify a problem and invent a solution for it. Designed to excite, empower, and encourage students through hands-on problem solving, InvenTeams aims to inspire a new generation of inventors. Initial application deadline April 24,2009. Final application deadline September 11, 2009, all deadlines are 5:00 p.m. ET. The 2011 InvenTeams will be accepting applications in late October 2009.
Liberty Science Center 2009	Liberty Science Center located in the the NJ-NYC region, is an innovative learning resource for lifelong exploration of nature, humanity and technology, strengthening communities and inspiring global stewardship. Explore LSC's three themed floors: Environment, Health, and Invention, featuring dozens of exciting hands-on exhibits.
Little Shop of Physics Online Experiments	The Little Shop of Physics Online Experiments shares the idea that science is something anyone can do. The collection of hands-on science experiments are designed to be used by students at all grade levels, K to16. The Amazing Physics Of Everyday Objects, Intimate Computer Experiments and Interactive Experiments with Shockwave are the titles of the areas of experiments you can do right now, right where you are!
Long Island Science and Engineering Fair 2010	The Long Island Science and Engineering Fair has become an extremely successful and professional event. The activities not only include the attendance and participation at the annual International Science and Engineering Fair, but also, the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge and a Proposal Fair for students in grades 9 to 11 who are just beginning their research. These initiatives promote and support LISEF's goal, excellence in scientific inquiry.	02/09/2010 to 03/22/2010 05/09/2010 to 05/15/2010
MAGLEV Contest 2010	Long Island, like so many areas, has traffic congestion problems. One approach to solve this problem is to develop "MAGLEV" vehicles which float over a fixed track, supported (levitated) and driven by magnetic fields.In this contest, you will learn about MAGLEV technology and use math, science, and technology principles to optimize the design of a MAGLEV vehicle.Deadline March 24,2009	03/24/2010 to 03/24/2010
MATHCOUNTS	MATHCOUNTS fosters middle school student interest and enthusiasm in mathematics through national enrichment, coaching and competition program.
MadSci Network	MadSci Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions! MadScience uses the web to unite hundreds of scientists in a forum where people can ask questions and learn more about the world around them. For good measure they provide a variety of oddities as well.
Making Science Make Sense (MSMS)	Making Science Make Sense is Bayer's company-wide initiative that advances science literacy across the United States through hands-on, inquiry-based science learning, employee volunteerism and public education. Find interesting science information, fun and easy science experiments and an interactive periodic table.
Math Dude: See How Cool Math Can Be Algebra Video Series	The Math Dude, a new video series helps middle and high school students improve their Algebra skills. These fast paced programs are aimed at helping students with Algebra I and each five- to seven-minute episode may be viewed online through podcasts and iTunes.
Math Playground	Math Playground features games, puzzles and hundreds of interactive word problems for elementary school students.Practice your math skills, play a logic game and have some fun!
Math TV	Math TV is an innovative learning project for middle school students. The interactive videos teach students a variety of problem solving strategies.
Mathpower Elementary Algebra	Students helping students is an important part of classroom learning. Find links to math tutorials on varied elementary algebra topics authored by students to help others having difficulty with mathematics. Mathpower Elementary Algebra tutorials include solving an inequality, literal equations, word problems with factoring quadratic equations, adding algebraic fractions and more.
Maths Dictionary for Kids	This animated, interactive dictionary for students explains over 500 mathematical terms in simple language. This site also developed and links to Rainforest Maths, a site with 800 interactive math activities for K to High School.
Metro New York City Junior Science and Humanities Symposium(JSHS) 2009	JSHS competition provides a forum and opportunity for students to demonstrate proficiency in higher order thinking skills through the process of scientific inquiry, writing a scientific paper, and delivering a presentation. The primary aim of the JSHS program is to promote original research and experimentation in the sciences, engineering,and mathematics.
Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) 2009	The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) located in downtown Syracuse's historic Armory Square is an interactive place where science and technology rule. Science made simple gives way to wide eyed wonder and excitement. Visually engaging science demonstrations, or the excitement of discovery with hands on activities, scientists of all ages have so much fun that they don't realize that the programs are also educational.
Monroe Community College High School Engineering Competition 2009	Monroe Community College High School Engineering Competition includes three events. SumoBots: design an electric powered SumoBot with the force to push an opponent's SumoBot off a round table having a 7-foot diameter. Auto Safety : design and build the lightest model car body that will protect 2 extra large eggs during a collision with a concrete block and have the styling and features that would make it an appealing choice to a car buyer. And Wooden Bridge: design and build a wooden bridge with a mass less than 25 grams that will support the maximum load at mid-span.
NASA Fit Explorer Project	The NASA Fit Explorer Project provides your students, in grades 3 to 5, physical activities modeled after the real-life physical requirements of humans traveling in space. This is an opportunity to train like an astronaut using science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Working individually, and together as a crew, they can complete physical activity missions and research topics relating to their bodies and space exploration. Education Modules are included.
NASA Fundamental Aeronautics High School Competition 2009-2010 The Subsonic Rotary Wing (SRW) Project	The Subsonic Rotary Wing (SRW) project of the Fundamental Aeronautics Program aims to radically improve the capabilities and civil benefits of rotorcraft. To this end, the SRW project offers the challenge of designing an amphibious tiltrotor for a wide range of rescue operations, including fire fighting. Using multiple historical events, assess the impact that an amphibious titrotor (with the above capabilities)could have made on rescue operations. Notice of intent due by December 15,2009	03/15/2010 to 03/15/2010
NASA Kids Page	Reliable information on space related topics that include art, stories, games and activities for kids.
NASA Space Place	Games, animations, projects, and fun facts about earth, space and technology.
NASA's Celestia Exploration Activity	Explore the wild and natural wonders of our celestial neighbors. Soar freely through the Solar System with NASA's Learning Technologies Celestia Exploration Activity. This highly interactive, richly engaging, and scientifically accurate website based on the Middle School National Science Education Standards for Solar System science
NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race 2009	NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race is a national competition that requires undergraduate and high school students to apply engineering skills while expanding their awareness about space flight. The challenge faced by the students is similar to that faced by the original lunar-rover engineers ? create a vehicle that is compact, light, flexible, durable and able to withstand the rigors of the grueling lunar surface. For today's students, the hands-on experience may inspire them to pursue careers in math, science and engineering.
NASA's Kids' Club 2009	NASA's Kids' Club has animated, educational and interactive games on the site that teach children about exploring space, building and launching rockets, keeping airplanes on schedule, how a comet travels through the solar system, and more.
NY Electrathon Competition 2008-2009	Electrathon has been called the Soap Box Derby of the 21st century. Electrathon is a type of Electric Marathon in which the winner is determined by how far you go in a certain time with a given amount of battery power. This competition uses specific design rules to ensure safe and fair competition. The events are held around the country and are an exciting new environmentally progressive sport. This site, maintained by Cazenovia HS in Central New York, inspires to get more New York teachers and students involved with electrathon racing using technology and science skills.	10/17/2009 to 10/17/2009
NY Hall of Science	The Science Hall features more than 400 interactive exhibits to explore the wonder and excitement of biology,chemistry and physics through engaging permanent and traveling exhibitions.
NanoKids	Several of the molecular structures known as the NanoKids, vaporize and become airborne condensing onto the motherboard. There, among the huge jungle of circuits and transistors, is the NanoLoft, a nanoscale hangout for the NanoKids and their adventures. Based on actual anthropomorphic molecules synthesized in the laboratory, the NanoKids concept utilizes universally recognized forms exhibiting human characteristics to instruct, motivate, and entertain students.
NanoMission Action Adventures in the Nano World	Try your hand at one of these exciting, scientifically accurate interactive 3D learning game based on understanding nanosciences and nanotechnology! The "nano games" include NanoImaging, NanoScaling and NanoMedicine.
NanoZone	If you have questions about nanotechnology you have come to the right place. Explore NanoZone and find out what it is, how small it is, who works on it and why it is important.
Nanooze - All About the Things Too Small to See	The world that is too small to see is full of interesting stuff. Scientists and engineers are beginning to understand this world and learning how to change things at the nanoscale level. Nanooze, a science news magazine is a place to hear about the latest exciting stuff in science and technology.
National Engineers Week Future City Competition 2009/2010	The Future City, a national competition you'll find as fulfilling as it is fun for your students. Now in its 18th year, the National Engineers Week Future City Competition is a program developed for seventh and eighth grade students to help them discover and foster interests in math, science and engineering. As you'll soon discover, it's a program that's both challenging and stimulating for everyone involved. Register online by October 31, 2009.	02/13/2010 to 02/16/2010
National Geographic Society for Kids	Creature Feature, Wild and Wacky, and Back Talk are just a few photo driven activities that help you learn about the world.
National Geographic Xpedition Hall	Welcome to National Geographic's Xpedition Hall, a virtual and interactive,museum, that takes you on geography journeys. Here you'll climb a mountain, hover over the Earth, speed across Europe, visit an archeological dig, and even order sushi. There are games, animations, and more!
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Kids' Pages	Kids' Pages is designed to teach children about the connections between their health and the environment and encourage children to pursue careers in health,science and the environment. Hundreds of Brainteasers, Games, Music, Coloring, and more are a link away!
National Math Trail	Join this educational adventure for K12 teachers and students. Discover and share the math that exists in your environment. Students explore their communities and create one or more math problems that relate to what they find. Teachers submit the problems to the National Math Trail site, along with photos, drawings, videos that bring the excitement of real world math into the classroom.
National Science Decathlon 2008-2009	National Science Decathlon is an organization of teachers, parents and community volunteers dedicated to promoting science education by organizing competitive, hands-on, science-based tournaments throughout the United States. Each Science Decathlon tournament is made up of ten Team Events and up to four Pilot Events which sport names like Bridge Breaking, Water Rocketry and Ick! Thyology for each division. The Northeast Conference Tournament Date is Late Winter/Early Spring (Tentative) at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
New York Aquarium Youth Programs	The New York Aquarium’s Education Department is dedicated to teaching youngsters and adults about sea creatures and marine habitats through engaging, interactive programs. Our offerings for adults, families, children, and teens include guided tours, family workshops, and opportunities to meet aquarium experts and get an insider’s look at our animals and exhibits. All programs require advance reservations.
New York City / New Jersey FIRST 2010	New York City/New Jersey FIRST is dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in science and technology. Through the FIRST programs young people have the opportunity to participate on FIRST Robotics , FIRST Vex Challenge , and FIRST LEGO League and Junior FIRST LEGO League teams and compete in tournaments and competitions in the region and around the nation.	01/09/2010 to 01/09/2010
New York State Museum Earth Day 2009	Join us at the New York State Museum as we celebrate Earth Day 2009 with many hands-on activities and presentations designed to raise your conservation curiosity and grow your environmental skills. Learn the steps you can take to protect the earth. Join environ-mentalists, scientists, and nature lovers for hands-on, eco-friendly activities and demonstrations.	04/25/2009 to 04/25/2009
New York State Science Olympiad 2009	The Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers.The State competition in New York consists of B(grades 6 to 9) and C (grades 9 to 12) Divisions with all of the official Science Olympiad events plus two Trial/Pilot events during the Spring months.	04/17/2009 to 04/18/2009 03/20/2009 to 03/21/2009
New York State Science and Engineering Fair (NYSSEF) 2010	NYSSEF is an Intel ISEF/Science Service affiliated State Fair site for New York. At this Suffern, NY location students in 9th through 12th grade must apply for either the Intel ISEF Division, Andromeda Division, or Galaxy Division (9th grade only). Students in 6th through 8th grade may only enter the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC). The Nebula competition (9th and 10th grade only) is held in April at an alternate location.	03/15/2010 to 03/15/2010
Newton Ask A Scientist	This online question-and-answer service for K12 teachers and students was launched in 1991. Operated by the Division of Educational Programs at Argonne National Laboratory, Ask A Scientist focuses on questions that are not commonly found in libraries, reference books or text books. A good place to start, The archives, include articles by subject areas that include engineering, environmental and earth science, molecular biology, zoology and more.
Oswego City School District, Regents Exam Prep Center	Looking for math and science regents practice? The index of lessons makes this site very helpful.
PEEP and the Big Wide World	PEEP and the Big Wide World presents fun and motivating stories about everyday experiences in "the Big Wide World," where science is naturally explored. Investigate science in the world through exploration, observation, play, and conversation. Anywhere Science and Math Activities, Games and more are included for the preschooler.
Periodic Table of the Elements	Los Alamos National Laboratory has developed an interactive, internet resource for the science classroom, A Periodic Table of the Elements. When you open any file of an element in the periodic table, you will find a small table with some basic information about that element and this resource for elementary, middle and high school students gives a complete picture of the elements including the history, source, properties, uses and handling of.
PestWorld for Kids	Come explore the world of pests then use your knowledge to outwit the pests in your world! PestWorld for Kids explores pest ecology as the intersection between human-created habitats and animal needs for food and shelter. The site offers information resources, interactive learning games, and lesson plans that support National Science Standards.
Physics to Go	Physics to Go is a collection of websites where you can learn physics on your own, through games, webcasts, and online exhibits and activities. To find the resources you want, you can browse the collection and search the database by content topic, resource type, and grade level.
PhysicsCentral Learn How Your World Works Physics Projects	American Physical Society is able to communicate the excitement and importance of physics to everyone with their site PhysicsCentral! Find out how physics is part of your world through Physics Projects. A few of the features include Physics at Home, Color Me Physics, Adopt-a-Physicist and PhysicsQuest.
Planetary Science Institute Education and Public Outreach Projects	The Planetary Science Institute is involved in numerous NASA missions, the study of Mars, asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust, the origin of the solar system, planet formation about other stars, dynamics, impact physics, and the rise of life. explore impact craters, See what happens when an asteroid strikes a planet, or help discover an asteroid or comet, in PSI's Education and Public Outreach interactive sites.
PopSci.com: Popular Science Magazine	This Science Magazine Web site is devoted to popular science. It covers topics from technology to pure science, from history to philosophy of science, to ethics and more.
Powers of 10 Game	Powers of Ten is an extremely valuable tool for understanding our world through the concept of scale. A knowledge of scale gives us the perspective to see all things in terms of relative size. It gives us a sense of place in the universe and expands our thinking in non-linear ways. Check out this game from NICKELODEON magazine. Put the pictures in the correct order, from the farthest away to the closest up. Remember, it's all about scale and the relationship between all things big and small.
Putting DNA to Work	Explore how DNA analysis can catch criminals, improve crops and stop epidemics. Through these interactive multimedia activities you can explore some of the applications of DNA technology and discover some of the many ways these uses may affect your life.
RIT's 2010 National Science Fair for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students	Calling all future scientists! Have a cool science project you've been working on or one you would like to work on? Enter it in RIT's 2010 National Science Fair (NSF) for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students and win a cash award, a plaque and other prizes.	03/26/2010 to 03/28/2010
Reconstructors Solve Medical Mysteries	Medical Mysteries is an interactive online game. Students solve mysteries and in doing so learn how infectious diseases are spread.
Rochester Museum & Science Center Science Saturdays - Winter/Spring 2009/2010	Experience science on Saturdays in a fun and informal setting. Topics include hands on activities, demonstrations and experiments.
Rochester Museum and Science Center Bathysphere Underwater Biological Laboratories (BUBL) Voyage	Participate in and explore the underwater world of Lake Ontario in a virtual underwater experience that is exciting, educational and adventurous.
Rock Cycle	Rock Cycle is an interactive Web site where students can learn all about rocks and geology, the science of rocks. They will learn how rocks can be identified, how they are formed, and how they change over time.
SAT Math Pro	SAT Math Pro uses today's hottest technologies to deliver exceptional practice and instruction to students preparing for the math component of the SAT. Combining on demand video instruction with interactive quizzes, SAT Math Pro is a test prep system.
Saint Joseph's College: Especially For Children And Young People 2009	Saturday mornings bring an exciting array of courses in math discovery, Spanish, cartooning, computer, kindergarten skills, creative writing and study skills has been designed to stimulate curiosity and broaden the student's awareness of the world in which we live. In addition, courses in supplemental math and reading will be available to provide reinforcement of skills learned during the school year.
Sally Ride Science TOYchallenge	Toys are a great way to learn about science, engineering, and the design process! As girls and boys create a toy or game, they experience engineering as a fun, creative, collaborative process, relevant to everyday life. Sally Ride Science TOYchallenge is a chance for teams of imaginative kids to create a new toy or game. Sign up is in the Fall, Nationals are in late Spring.
School-Business Partnerships of Long Island FIRST LEGO League 2009-2010	Eight weeks of research and design culminate in the SBPLI-LI FIRST LEGO League Tournament. The challenge and excitement of designing and building an original robot for 9 to 14 year olds demonstrates their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork,competitive play and sportsmanship. Information start date Saturday, October 17, 2009.	01/09/2010 to 02/28/2010 04/15/2010 to 04/17/2010 03/25/2010 to 03/27/2010
Sci4Kids	Bridging the gap between science, agriculture, and kids, Sci4Kids is geared to children ages 8 to 13. The site is a series of interactive stories based on research projects featured in Agricultural Research. Themes include transportation, weird science, cities, aquaculture and more!
ScienCentral News: Making Sense of Science	From broadcast news features to educational products, ScienCentral News not only knows how to communicate complex ideas about medicine, health, technology, and the environment, but they also know how to tell a good story!
Science Bob	"Science Bob" Pflugfelder has been a fan of science since he was just six years old. Over the years, he has been exploring the scientific world with thousands of students. He also encourages parents and teachers to practice "Random Acts of Science" by trying out interactive science experiments that they can find on his site to help make science come alive.
Science Buddies	Science Buddies programs include: How to Do a Science Fair Project that is an online guide to doing science research and science fair projects, a Topic Selection Wizard that is an interactive tool that helps students to explore different topic areas for their science fair project and Ask an Expert a staff-monitored online forum staffed by volunteer scientists and talented science students who help students with their project questions.
Science Congress 2009	The Science Congress is a showcase for student research projects. It is sponsored by the Central Western Section of Science Teachers Association of NYS as a means of stimulating interest and proficiency in the sciences and related fields. Any grade 6 to12 student within the Central Western area of NYS may enter a project. Qualified winners may be selected to compete in the Intel Science and Engineering Fair (dependent on CWS affiliation), the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, or the STANYS State Science Congress. regional Science Congress, the state-level Science Congress, the Disney Channel Young Scientist Challenge, or the International Science and Engineering Fair,	04/25/2009 to 04/25/2009
Science News for Kids	Science News for Kids is a site devoted to science news for children ages 9 to 14. It offers timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials. The emphasis is on offering kids opportunities to comment on and grade the subject matter, get ideas for science projects, and try out mathematical puzzles. At the same time, teachers are given creative ways of using science news in their classrooms.
Science Whatzit!	Science Whatzit is an online science learning project of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and it wants your science questions! Send questions and queries, thoughts and ideas (but no homework assignments, please) to find out if there is an answer for you.
Science and Society Essay Contest: High School Essay Contest 2009	The Science and Society Essay Contest aims to challenge students to question and deliberate the purposes and social implications of scientific research. Briefly describe the historic context of the science, then describe how this breakthrough could lead to new products or technologies and how those advances would impact human society. All high school students (9th to12th grade) who attend school in Suffolk or Nassau County are eligible. Application Deadline:April 17, 2009.
ScienceProject.com	Need a good science project for an upcoming Science Fair? ScienceProject.com is the world's largest website for science fair project ideas, information and support. About 600 project ideas are sorted by Primary, Elementary, Intermediate and Senior Projects.
Sciencenter	Sciencenter inspires people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the excitement of science through exhibits and programs that promote learning through interaction.
Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology 2009	The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology recognizes remarkable talent early on, fostering individual growth for high school students who are willing to challenge themselves through science research. Through regional competition, students have an opportunity to achieve national recognition for science research projects that they complete in high school.Registration begins Friday, May 1, 2009	10/01/2009 to 10/07/2009 12/03/2009 to 12/07/2009
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies for Students	Walk on the Moon and experience the thrill of the race to space. Size Up a Squid and learn all about the giant squid, a real-life sea monster. You will find the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies a fun place to explore, learn and discover!
Smog City 2	Smog City 2 allows you to simulate how air quality is affected by pollution from factories, cars, trucks and other sources. You can also adjust weather conditions and see how the air quality changes. It includes both ground-level ozone (a primary ingredient in smog) and particle pollution (often an ingredient in smog and also causes haze in many national parks and cities).
Strange Matter	Discover the secrets of everyday stuff! Tackle the four big things materials scientists study. Understanding how that stuff is put together, how it can be used, how it can be changed and made better to do more amazing things - even creating completely new kinds of stuff: that's what materials science is all about.
Students' Classroom	College search, games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing and statistics.
Surf Swell Island Adventures in Internet Safety	Surf Swell Island Adventures in Internet Safety is a great place for both new and advanced Web users to find information on using the Internet wisely. This site is a quiz-driven adventure game. Internet safety material is presented in a series of three games, each featuring a classic Disney character and focusing on an area of concern: privacy, viruses, or netiquette (guidelines for behavior on the Internet). Each of the three games is followed by a mini-quiz reinforcing what was presented in the game.
Switcheroo Zoo	There is a lot to do at the Switch Zoo website! Switch Zoo is the center of the site. You can visit nine different habitats and make new animals in each. While you play, you can read facts about each of the animals. The variety of other games challenge your knowledge, reflexes and perceptions.
Taking America's Measure	How big is it? How much does it weigh? How much time does it take? By finding the best way to measure things the National Institute of Standards and Technology helps make sure that products are safe and high quality. Good measurements also mean that you will get your money's worth for products that are sold based on quantities like length, weight, or volume. Fun activities for kids include word finds, puzzles and metric measures.
Team America Rocketry Challenge 2010	The Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is the world's largest rocket contest, sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). It was created in the fall of 2002 as a one-time celebration of the Centennial of Flight, but the enthusiasm about the event was so great that AIA and NAR were asked to hold the contest annually. Approximately 7,000 students from across the nation compete in TARC each year. Teams design, build and fly a model rocket that reaches a specific altitude and duration determined by a set of rules developed each year. The contest is designed to encourage students to study math and science and pursue careers in aerospace. Application deadline November 30,2009.	04/05/2010 to 04/09/2010 05/15/2010 to 05/15/2010
Tech Museum of Innovation Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting	The Tech Museum of Innovation is an educational resource established to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing technologies. Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting is online fun that defines a robot as a machine that gathers information about its environment (senses) and uses that information (thinks) to follow instructions to do work (acts).
TechXplore:A 21st Century Approach to Science and Technology Learning	TechXplore is a 12-week ONLINE technology competition for middle school and high school students. Teams of 2-6 students are matched with a mentor from the fields of science or technology. The team decides on a common everyday problem to tackle, and then comes up with a new solution to that problem; a solution that either uses existing technology in a new way or uses a new technology. The team's final project is presented either in the form of a PowerPoint presentation or a website that describes the problem, the research process and the solution.
The NASA Dropping In a Microgravity Environment (DIME) International Science Competition 2010	The (DIME) program is an opportunity for high school students to experience the process of cooperative scientific research from start to finish. Student teams develop a hypothesis that can be tested through experimentation and then submit a research proposal. A panel of NASA scientists and engineers evaluate the proposals and select the best proposals in two tiers of competition.Postmark deadline for mailing proposal to NASA GRC is November 2, 2009.	12/18/2009 to 04/01/2010 06/04/2010 to 06/04/2010 04/19/2010 to 04/23/2010
The NASA What If No Gravity (WING) International Science Competition 2010	WING is a NASA educational program for teams comprised of students in grades 6-9 to design and build an experiment to be tested in a NASA microgravity drop tower. Student teams will develop a hypothesis that can be tested through experimentation and then submit a research proposal. A panel of NASA scientists and engineers evaluate the proposals and select the best proposals in two tiers of competition. The postmark deadline for mailing proposal to NASA GRC is November 2, 2009.	12/18/2009 to 03/15/2010 03/22/2010 to 04/02/2010
The NYS Envirothon 2010	The NYS Envirothon is a hands-on environmental education competition where a team of five high school students work together in hopes of winning scholarships and awards. The teams compete in five different environmental categories (i.e., soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, and wildlife) and a current environmental issue.	06/02/2010 to 06/03/2010
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection Pressents: City that Drinks the Mountain Sky	Learn about the development of the New York City water supply system and how it is intricately connected to the growth and prosperity of New York City. The performance complements science, social studies, language arts, and art lessons.	10/28/2009 to 10/29/2009
The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition 2009-2010	The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition for original student research is designed to inspire talented students to investigate the many behavioral, biological, environmental, and social factors that affect health and, based upon this knowledge, to identify ways to improve the health of the public. The deadline to submit is February 1, 2010, 9 a.m. Eastern Time.	02/01/2010 to 04/01/2010
Think Quest New York City 2009 Challenge	ThinkQuest New York City creatively brings together learning and technology for students and educators. Be a part of the greatest adventure of our time, the Internet. Build an interactive Web site that will be freely available to others in the ThinkQuest New York City Library. Registration begins May 1,2009. Project deadline May 5, 2009. Extra Credit Deadline, Final Deadline May 8, 2009 at 12 noon.
Tri Region Science and Engineering Fair Onondaga Community College 2010	Students in 27 counties across northern, western and southern New York listed below attend the Tri Region Science and Engineering Fair (TRSEF), your regional fair in Syracuse.* Will you be there, too? Join middle and high school students for a day immersed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as judges ask Research Students about their experiments and Poster Presenters about their selected topics.	03/20/2010 to 03/21/2010
Tri-County Science & Technology Fair 2010	This science fair has been organized for the sole benefit of all grade-level students throughout Putnam, Westchester, and Rockland counties in New York. Our goals to provide a competition in which students can compete on a regional level against other students within their grade level from surrounding community schools, both public and private. Encourage students, by learning from other students, to pursue their own interests and studies in the fields of science and technology.**Please note Elementary & Middle School Students can only be entered by their school please have the school fax over a letter requesting forms.	04/24/2010 to 04/24/2010
Try Science	Investigate, discover, and try science yourself. Experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide.
TryEngineering.org Play Games	TryEngineering.org is a resource for students ages 8 to18. Sometimes the best way to understand what engineers do is to try your hand at it! Play Games links to several engineering games on the internet to give you a first hand try at the problem solving skills engineers employ every day!
U.S. Metric Association National Metric Week (10/10)	Each year, the week containing 10 October- the tenth day of the tenth month- is National Metric Week. Carrying out the metric system's decimal theme, National Metric Week provides an excellent opportunity for teachers to acquaint students with the metric system or to expand their knowledge about its usage, history, and importance in the world as the international system of measurement.
USA Computer Olympiad	The USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) is the premier pre-college computing organization in the USA. It provides opportunities to sharpen computer programming skills and computer education is provided to both students and teachers with the challenging problems, training materials, and competitions that emphasize algorithm development and problem-solving skills. USACO holds six Internet Contests during the academic year, and in the late Spring conducts the US Open, a proctored exam.
USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) 2008-2009	The USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) is a free mathematics competition open to all United States middle and high school students. The USAMTS allows students a full month to work out their solutions. Carefully written justifications are required for each problem.
Up Yonda Farm Environmental Education Center	Up Yonda Farm Environmental Education Center offers 73 acres with a spectacular view overlooking Lake George in the Adirondacks. Public nature programs on a variety of topics are presented year round. Natural history exhibits featuring a diorama with native mammals and birds are housed in the museum. Watch for wildlife outdoors as you hike along one of our woodland trails. There are perennial gardens, including a butterfly garden from June to September.
Utica College Regional Science Fair 2010	To be eligible students must have been declared winners of their school's science fair. Up to ten junior high (grades 7-8) students and ten senior high (9-12) students from public and private schools in Oneida County can participate in the regional fair.	03/27/2010 to 03/27/2010
Virtual Body	The Virtual Boby helps educate children on the workings of the human brain, heart, skeleton system and digestive system. The detailed graphics and special effects make it fun and educational.
Web Weather for Kids!	Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and learn how to forecast the weather on Web Weather for Kids!
West Point Bridge Design Contest 2009	The contest provides middle and high school students with an opportunity to: Learn about engineering through a realistic, hands-on problem-solving experience, the engineering design process--the application of math, science, and technology to create devices and systems that meet human needs, learn about truss bridges and how they work and how engineers use the computer as a problem-solving tool.	10/01/2007 to 07/01/2009
Westchester Science and Engineering Fair	Westchester Science and Engineering Fair is an Intel ISEF/Science Service affiliated State Fair site for New York. This Westchester, NY location has grown tremendously. Last year, over 150 students entered projects from a total of 23 different schools across Westchester and Putnam Counties.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is dedicated to research and higher education at the frontiers of ocean science. Primarily, WHOI develops and effectively communicates a fundamental understanding of the processes and characteristics governing how the oceans function and how they interact with the Earth as a whole. Among other things, WHOI offers opportunities for teaching and learning about ocean science, for educators, students, and citizens.
Young Naturalist Awards: Essay Contest 2010	This research based essay contest is for students in grades 7 to12. It promotes participation and communication in science. The theme remains the same, "Scientific Discovery Begins with Expeditions!" Students choose a topic in biology, earth science, or astronomy and take an expedition to an area where they can explore their topic. Application Deadline Due: March 2010.	03/01/2010 to 03/01/2010
ZOOM into Engineering	Go to ZOOM into Engineering and get excited about engineering. Try ZOOM's fun, kid-friendly activities with real engineers! Gum Drop Dome, Egg Bungee Jump and PuffMobile are a few of the activities.
ZOOMsci	ZOOM the PBS show by kids for kids has activities from the show. ZOOMsci mixes hot science with your cool ideas. Chemistry, life sciences, forces and energy are a few topic activity areas for you to explore! Many of the activities help the environment.
eCYBERMISSION	Taking the science fair out of the auditorium and into cyberspace! The U.S. Army is sponsoring a free, web-based science, math and technology competition for students in Grades 6 to 9. Your team will propose a solution to a real problem in your community and compete for regional and national awards.